diff --git a/benchmarks/global_benchmark.py b/benchmarks/global_benchmark.py
index ec46c019afe..b5b077e4ac0 100644
--- a/benchmarks/global_benchmark.py
+++ b/benchmarks/global_benchmark.py
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@
 import time
 import timeit
 
-from configurations import configurations
-
-from mesa.experimental.devs.simulator import ABMSimulator
-
 # making sure we use this version of mesa and not one
 # also installed in site_packages or so.
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath(".."))
 
+from configurations import configurations
+
+from mesa.experimental.devs.simulator import ABMSimulator
+
 
 # Generic function to initialize and run a model
 def run_model(model_class, seed, parameters):